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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-23 14-226 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 14-� Date: June 23. 2014 Item/Subject: RESOLVE, Accepting and Appropriating a $400,000 Environmental Protection Agency Grant for a Brownfields Assessment Program Responsible Department: Community and Economic Development Commentary: This resolve will accept and appropriate a $400,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the assessment of potentially contaminated sites. This voluntary program works with property owners and developers to spur economic growth by funding Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments. An RFP will be published to find a qualified firm to assist with the identification and testing of sites within the City. This item was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Business & Economic Development Committee at its June 17, 2014 meeting. Department Head Manager's Comments: City Manager Associated Information: Budget Approval: Finance Director Legal Approval: Introduced for Passage First Reading Referral Page of Assigned to Councilor Durgin CITY OF BANGOR 14-226 JUNE 23, 2014 (TITLE.) RESOLVE, Accepting and Appropriating a $400,000 Environmental Protection Agency Grant for a Brownfields Assessment Program WHEREAS, the City's application for Brownfields Assessment funds to the Environmental Protection Agency has been awarded; and WHEREAS, the program works voluntarily with property owners to assess potential contamination in order to spur redevelopment and economic growth: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, THAT The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept and implement grant funds in the amount of $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for Brownfields Assessment work. IN CITY COUNCIL JUNE 23, 2014 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO WAIVE FIRST READING PASSED ITEM MOVED TO NEW BUSINESS MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE MOTION DOUBTED VOTE: 7-2 COUNCILORS VOTING YES: BALDACCI, BLANCHETTE, DURGIN, GRAHAM, NEALLEY, PLOURDE, SPRAGUE COUNCILORS VOTING -'NO: CIVIELLO, GALLANT PASSED aJ �1 o�A CITY 9tERK